spasm war

noun

A nuclear war consisting of arbitrary uncoordinated strikes, without an overarching strategy.

Meanings

nounspasm war (plural spasm wars)

plural spasm wars

  1. governmentA nuclear war consisting of arbitrary uncoordinated strikes, without an overarching strategy.
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